1987Final results
1987 election for Virginia Senate District 11
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Robert E. Russell (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Joan C. Girone (Ind) by 10.3 points.
Robert E. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%27,471
Joan C. GironeIndependent
44.8%22,354
49,873 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET